An interventional study of Body Project Type 2 in Eating Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes, sponsored by Joslin Diabetes Center. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-12.
Sponsored by Joslin Diabetes Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of an eating disorder prevention program specifically targeted for women with type 2 diabetes (T2D) called the Diabetes Body Project 2 (DBP2).
The Diabetes Body Project 2 (DBP2) will be adapted from the Diabetes Body Project, which is an eating disorder prevention program developed to improve satisfaction with body image and diabetes management for young women with type 1 diabetes (DBP).
The study is looking to see if the DBP is effective in improving body image concerns, reducing disordered eating behaviors and improving glycemic control in women with T2D.
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This study's planned enrollment of 42 is below the median of 71 across 452 interventional studies indexed under Feeding and Eating Disorders.
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This program consists of weekly 1-hour sessions for 6 weeks, co-led by 2 facilitators. Each session has home exercises. Home exercises are discussed at each session. session 1, collectively define the thin appearance ideal, discuss costs of pursuing this ideal. session 2 dissuade facilitators from pursuing the thin ideal in role-plays. session 3, conduct role-plays challenging thin-ideal statements, discuss personal body image concerns. session 4, the negative effects of social comparison, the advantages and costs of social media. session 5, strategies of living well with diabetes and maintaining good self-care, as well as the physiological and psychological advantages of insulin. session 6 discuss the benefits of the group and what was learned and how to continue some of the exercises introduced in the Diabetes Body Project; participants are encouraged to engage in at least one more self-affirmation exercise and email the facilitators to tell them how it went.
Behavioral: Body Project Type 2
This program consists of weekly 1-hour sessions for 6 weeks, co-led by 2 facilitators. Each session has home exercises. Home exercises are discussed at each session. session 1, collectively define the thin appearance ideal, discuss costs of pursuing this ideal. session 2 dissuade facilitators from pursuing the thin ideal in role-plays. session 3, conduct role-plays challenging thin-ideal statements, discuss personal body image concerns. session 4, the negative effects of social comparison, the advantages and costs of social media. session 5, strategies of living well with diabetes and maintaining good self-care, as well as the physiological and psychological advantages of insulin. session 6 discuss the benefits of the group and what was learned and how to continue some of the exercises introduced in the Diabetes Body Project; participants are encouraged to engage in at least one more self-affirmation exercise and email the facilitators to tell them how it went.
Intervention refinement
Development and refinement of diabetes body project intervention script "DBP2" for young women with type 2 diabetes and body image concern
Time frame: 6 months
Change in Diabetes Eating Problems
Assess change in score of Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised (DEPS-R). 16-question assessment that evaluates eating and diabetes management over a one month period. Each question is scored on the following scale: 0 (never), 1 (rarely), 2 (sometimes), 3 (often), 4 (usually) to 5 (always). Higher scores indicate more disordered eating.
Time frame: baseline to 3 months
Eating Disorder Diagnostic Interview (EDDI)
Participants will complete the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Interview (EDDI) over the phone with the research team. This semi-structured interview is used to assess eating disordered patterns for woman with type 2 diabetes over a year-long period. The interview has 24 questions, each with a unique scoring scale, which is assessed individually by question.
Time frame: baseline to 3 months
Change in Diabetes Distress
Assess change in score of Type 2 Diabetes Distress Assessment Scale (T2-DDAS). 29-question assessment that evaluates the stresses and worries of those with type 2 diabetes over a one month period. Each question is scored on the following scale: 1 (not a problem), 2 (a little problem), 3(a moderate problem), 4 (a serious problem), to 5 (a very serious problem). For the first 8 questions, the higher the score the higher intensity of distress. For questions 9-29, scoring is divided into categories to assess sources of distress (hypoglycemia, long-term health, healthcare providers, interpersonal issues, shame/stigma, healthcare access, and management demands). The higher the score per source, the higher the impact of distress on that source.
Time frame: baseline to 3 months
Change in Weight Bias
Assess change in score of Weight Bias Internalization Scale (WBIS). 11-item assessment that evaluates perceived weight status at time of survey. Each question is scored on the following scale: 1 (strongly disagree), 2 (disagree), 3 (slightly disagree), 4 (neutral), 4 (usually), 5 (slightly agree), 6 (agree), to 7 (strongly agree). Higher scores indicate more internalized weight bias.
Time frame: baseline to 3 month
Change in A1c
Change in A1c
Time frame: baseline to 3 months
Change in CGM-derived time in range (TIR)
Change in CGM-derived time in range (TIR)
Time frame: Baseline to 3 months
Started Jan 2025 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Feb 2027, 25 months after the start.
Of 269 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Feeding and Eating Disorders, half reached primary completion within 28 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 14 and three quarters within 49. This study's planned 25 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 274 studies reached it within 28 months; a quarter within 14 and three quarters within 49.
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